Question 1

can bluetooth antennae in a car audio system affect an implanted pacemaker?

Accepted Answer

No: Modern pacemakers are well shielded and not susceptible to low level electromagnetic waves.

Question 2

would a brain pacemaker alleviate pressure on the health system?

Accepted Answer

No: Brain or spinal cord pacemakers are useful to help control involuntary nerve/muscle spasms in some people. They emit small electric impulses that help control abnormal nerve impulses, just like how a heart pacemaker helps to regulate abnormal heart rhythms. Pressure on the brain, per se, is usually the result of some obstruction to spinal fluid.

Question 3

if somebody install a cardiac pacemaker, how to avoid exclusion from immune system?

Accepted Answer

Pacemakers: Electronic pacemakers are not organic so aren't bothered structurally by immune response. Inflammatory reaction in the area of the leads can change sensing and pacing thresholds.

Question 4

can a pacemaker expire?

Accepted Answer

Battery life: Pacemakers have a battery or generator life.  The device does not 'expire' but it does come to end of life and the generator or body of the pacemaker must be replaced.

Question 5

how do pacemakers appear?

Accepted Answer

Small implant: It usually appears as a small implant in the left or right upper chest area --.

Question 6

how does a pacemaker work?

Accepted Answer

Threshold: A threshold level is set by the cardiologist.  Once the heart rate goes below that level such as 55 the peacemaker kicks in.

Question 7

how do pacemakers function?

Accepted Answer

Speed up heart: If your heart is beating too slow, wires are placed into the heart and hooked to a battery which sends an electrical impulse to the heart making it contract at a faster rate.

Question 8

when do you need a pacemaker?

Accepted Answer

Be seen: See your cardiologist to stratify your risk and possible need for a pacemaker.

Question 9

what exactly does a pacemaker do?

Accepted Answer

A pacemaker: Is a small device that's placed in the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms. This device uses electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate.

Question 10

what happens with two pacemakers?

Accepted Answer

Not sure: Not sure why you would have two pacemakers... Usually only one is left in place when you have a generator or battery change. Perhaps you mean a dual chamber pacemaker which means there are two wires -- one is in the atrium and one in the ventricle.

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